Brian Bispala
InvestorInvestor at Great North Ventures
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
Experience
- Ironlake PartnersPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Glynn 100Member and Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Rice Park CapitalAdvisor, Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Great North VenturesAdvisor, Investorcurrent2018 — present
- FoodaHead of Technology, Foodsby2024 — 2025
- FoodsbyCTO2023 — 2024Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- FoodsbyBoard Member, Investor2015 — 2024
- ColaboratoryCo-Founder & CTO2021 — 2023Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- RamblCo-Founder & President2017 — 2019Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Code42Co-Founder2001 — 2017Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- CrashPlanCo-Founder2001 — 2017Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- WebhelpSenior Software Developer1999 — 2002Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Integral PartnersSoftware Developer1998 — 1999Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- AccentureConsultant1996 — 1998Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Education
- University of MinnesotaBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering1993 — 1996
- University of Minnesota DuluthMechanical Engineering1991 — 1993
- Hibbing High School1987 — 1991
Skills & more
Cloud Computing42Sales Process3Leadership50SaaS40Entrepreneurship18Product Development2Web Development11Start-ups17Strategic Partnerships15Software Development22Agile Methodologies14Enterprise Software30
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Business DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentSalesLinuxOperations ManagementIntegrityMobile ApplicationsEnterprise ArchitectureProduct ManagementIntegrationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Management- Investment Foundations® Certificate — CFA Institute
From Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Great North Ventures
Art Rosenberg
Investor at Great North Ventures
Brad Lehrman
Investor at Great North Ventures
Graeme Thickins
Investor at Great North Ventures
Grant Gibson
Senior Associate at Great North Ventures
Jeffrey Robbins
Investor at Great North Ventures
Joseph Daher
Senior Associate at Great North Ventures
Matt
General Partner at Praxis Ventures Management, Llc
Michael Schulte
Principal at Great North Ventures
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Graeme Thickins
Investor at Great North Ventures
Matt
General Partner at Praxis Ventures Management, Llc
Michael Schulte
Principal at Great North Ventures
Pradip Madan
Managing Partner at Great North Ventures
Robert Weber
Founder/Managing Partner at Great North Ventures
Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Bispala work?
- Brian Bispala is Investor at Great North Ventures.
- What check size does Brian Bispala write?
- Brian Bispala typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Founder mafias
University of Minnesota mafia33
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Richard HeymanPhDFounded Architect Therapeutics +1Ruban KanapathippillaiBSFounded Iterate AI +1Michael HoeyPhD workFounded Uptake Medical +1Leah CulverB.S.Founded Breaker +1Pouyan SalehiBMEFounded Scratchpad +1Kiet HoBachelor's degreeFounded Superset +1
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Great North Ventures mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Minnesota110
Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VCMark GorenbergInvestor at Zetta Venture Partners
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